Technical Tours
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2023
Maximum Capacity: 90
Restrictions: Attendees must register for this tour at least 30 days in advance by providing full name, date of birth, citizenship, and country of birth. People born in the defined “terrorist sensitive” countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria) will not be able to participate in the tour. Attendees must wear their conference badges on the tour.
Description
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is one of the premier research and development facilities in the country, funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by UT-Battelle LLC. ORNL operates 20 user facilities in various areas of science and engineering, and these facilities are available for use by researchers across the country. Its primary research programs are in areas of neutron science, nanoscience, high-performance computing, biosciences, energy technologies, national security, and nuclear physics. Tour participants will hear an overview of laboratory programs and then tour two of the newest user facilities in addition to visiting the site of the world’s first reactor.
- Spallation Neutron Source (SNS)—a $1.4 billion accelerator-based source of pulsed neutrons primarily for experiments involving neutron scattering. It is the best pulsed neutron source in the world.
- Everest—a visualization room at the National Center for Computational Sciences, which now operates the world’s largest computer for open scientific computations.
- Graphite Reactor—a national historic landmark and the site of the world’s first reactor that went critical in late 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project. It has been shut down since 1963.
Schedule
2 p.m.—Depart Convention Center
2:45 p.m.—ORNL Overview
3:30 p.m.—SNS, Everest, and Graphite Reactor Tours
5 p.m.—Depart ORNL
5:45 p.m.—Arrive at Convention Center
Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2023
Maximum Capacity: 90
Restrictions: Attendees must register for this tour at least 30 days in advance by providing full name, date of birth, citizenship, and country of birth. People born in the defined “terrorist sensitive” countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria) will not be able to participate in the tour. Attendees must wear their conference badges on the tour.
Description
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is one of the premier research and development facilities in the country, funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by UT-Battelle LLC. ORNL operates 20 user facilities in various areas of science and engineering, and these facilities are available for use by researchers across the country. Its primary research programs are in areas of neutron science, nanoscience, high-performance computing, biosciences, energy technologies, national security, and nuclear physics. Tour participants will hear an overview of laboratory programs and then tour two of the newest user facilities.
- Spallation Neutron Source (SNS)—a $1.4 billion accelerator-based source of pulsed neutrons primarily for experiments involving neutron scattering. It is the best pulsed neutron source in the world.
- Everest—a visualization room at the National Center for Computational Sciences, which now operates the world’s largest computer for open scientific computations.
Schedule
2 p.m.—Depart Convention Center
2:45 p.m.—ORNL Overview
3:30 p.m.—SNS, Everest, and Graphite Reactor Tours
5 p.m.—Depart ORNL
5:45 p.m.—Arrive at Convention Center